Saturday's Sound Off

President Obama has just made permanent the Bush tax cuts. These are the same tax cuts that he and Democrats have complained about for years. What do you think now my fellow Democrats?

JOE FRIDAY

Why bother to vote? Congress works part time and gets nothing done. They lose nothing. Instead of cutting pork they are putting it into every bill they pass. The lobbyists are running and ruining our country and we put up with it.

OK itís a new year. We have new people in Congress, state and federal. Now what we need to do is everyone whoís been complaining write a letter, make a phone call, email, tweet, you name it. Let them know what you want. Speak up, speak out, donít just speak to Sound Off. Speak to the state and the country. Let them know how you feel as an American citizen and if they donít respond, primary elections are in the spring.

A CONCERNED AMERICAN

Regarding the article on Mark Flanders I think itís just wonderful and I like what he is saying there. And I like the fact of that last part saying he is looking into the future. Doug Yerger has also been in there and he knows the borough and has been around a long time. Letís keep our folks in there who are interested in Pottstown which I think these two mean are greatly interested and will keep doing good and keep the town going forward.

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A LONGTIME RESIDENT

How difficult would it be for Obama and our Congress to look to history and see what Franklin Delano Roosevelt did during the 30s. There were CCC projects, WPA, many others. The unemployed were put to work building bridges, dams, parks, roads. We could do that today instead of spending billions in Iraq and Afghanistan. That money could be used here in America to put us back on our feet.

American Citizen, this is what you need to do. You need to move to Russia or China or one of the places like that and youíll have exactly what you want. You have a good life over there.

To the person who is against armed guards in schools and using deadly force but instead use Tasers like the police, tell that to the 26 dead innocents in Newtown. Oh mercy, too bad the school principal didnít have a taser. And the psycho who pushed an innocent person to death in front of a N.Y. subway train, that must have been the guns. Tell that to President Obama and his ilk. The Mayan calendar was right, just the date was wrong. Weíre all doomed.

LOONEY TUNES

The Phoenixville Fire Company mailed out requests for the yearly donations to support your local fire company. It is very important to support your local fire company. It helps to keep our taxes down.

PHOENIXVILLE RESIDENT

To American Citizen who wants the very harsh penalties to institute gun control, in other words, you mean a totalitarian government. Iím more scared of your kind than the guns.

FREEDOM

Has anyone ever had a problem with ambulance billing? It was $880 plus $54 for mileage. The whole incident took about 15 minutes and was a 2-mile trip to the hospital. No meds were administered, no medical procedures were performed, the patient even walked to the ambulance. Does anyone else have these problems?

I see Mr. Flanders is really making some very good changes. Read the article on how he is putting the town in proper order. Keep going Mr. Flanders. Youíre doing a good job already.

CONCERNED CITIZEN

People are complaining about guns killing people and children. What about knives? They didnít put in the newspaper about over in China that 18 children were killed by someone who came into the school with a knife. So maybe if weíre going to do away with guns, we ought to do away with knives. And we ought to do away with cars because they kill a lot of people every year.

Blue Fin Tuna is popular at sushi bars but it contains high amounts of mercury, very toxic to humans. Potatoes contain toxic compounds called glico alkaloids that in severe cases can cause death. Maybe itís just me but Iíd rather take my chances on dying from eating French Fries than bait.

JIM FITCH

I couldnít agree more with the caller about why does Pottsgrove Middle School need a police officer when he hasnít been there for two months with no change in the building whatsoever. Stop wasting our money.